DeKALB – After a crushing 20-17 loss to Ball State University last week, NIU football (5-6, 4-3 MAC) bounced back on senior night at Huskie Stadium, cruising past the Western Michigan University Broncos (4-7, 3-4 MAC) 24-0 Tuesday. NIU dominated...

The NIU gymnastics squad prepares for the next chapter in its 47-year history. In this chapter, the Huskies seek to flip the script from the one before after being left unsatisfied with their finish in last season’s conference title meet. “They...

DeKALB – A historic scoring night on Monday from NIU men’s basketball (2-1) led to a 107-55 Huskies blowout over the Illinois Institute of Technology Scarlet Hawks (1-3). The Huskies’ 107-point outburst was the first time an NIU basketball team...

DeKALB – Junior guard David Coit of the NIU men’s basketball team has secured Huskie of the Week honors after a 27-point outing in Saturday’s 91-78 victory over Appalachian State University. The 5-foot-11 guard out of Columbus, New Jersey, shot...

DeKALB – NIU women’s basketball head coach Lisa Carlsen announced three signings for the 2024-25 season Friday. The Huskies signed Makenzie Brass, Lexi Carlsen (Lisa Carlsen’s daughter) and Julia “Bubba” Sollberger to National Letters of...

NIU men’s soccer senior goalkeeper Jakub Rojek and fifth year midfielder Luis Hernandez were named to the MVC All Tournament Team after their performances in the quarterfinals and semifinals.  Rojek faced 64 shots in the tournament, and recorded...

Poor paint defense and shooting struggles resulted in a 95-62 blowout loss to the Western Illinois University Leathernecks (2-1) to leave NIU women’s basketball (0-2) searching for its first win. The Huskies started strong with a 7-point run to begin...

DeKALB – After dropping a 20-17 heartbreaker as time expired to Ball State University last week, NIU football (4-6, 3-3 MAC) will host Western Michigan University (4-6, 3-3 MAC) in its final home game of the 2023 season.  NIU has fallen on hard...

DeKALB – NIU Athletics is set to host four home events this week in Huskie sports, including volleyball’s regular season finale against Western Michigan University and football’s quest for bowl game eligibility. FOOTBALL Tuesday, Nov. 14:...

BLOOMINGTON – The players of Illinois State (11-7, 4-4 MCH) and NIU Hockey (0-14-2, 0-10 MCH) wrestled around on the ice, pushed each other around and let the punches fly in what was a chippy 6-3 victory for Illinois State on Saturday.  The Redbirds’...

DeKALB – 14 NIU grapplers earned podium spots en route to NIU Wrestling's 11th-place team finish at the MSU Open on Saturday.  NIU had four more placers than it did in last year's MSU Open on Nov. 5, 2022. HUSKIES IMPROVE After failing to...

It’s Set 5 at John E. Worthen Arena in Muncie, Indiana, and NIU volleyball is on the cusp of victory in its 2023 road finale. Leading 6-3, NIU was positioned to pull off the road upset of MAC rival Ball State University, spoil the Cardinals’ Senior...